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![HAY FIRE – Hennessey fi refi ghters successfully work to keep fl ames away from the Heather Hawk home at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The family farm is located one mile south of Lacey and one mile east. The fi re was caused due to blown fuses on OG&E lines after a trackhoe two miles away hit a power line, according to Hennessey Fire Chief Brandon Scott. The fi re burned about 15 acres of farm land and 22 hay bales. [Photos courtesy of Heather Hawk]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/medium/public/d85068633f_Ar00201005.jpg?itok=KpbIWL2i "HAY FIRE – Hennessey firefighters successfully work to keep flames away from the Heather Hawk home at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The family farm is located one mile south of Lacey and one mile east. The fi re was caused due to blown fuses on OG&E lines after a trackhoe two miles away hit a power line, according to Hennessey Fire Chief Brandon Scott. The fi re burned about 15 acres of farm land and 22 hay bales. [Photos courtesy of Heather Hawk]")
A fire west of Hennessey at about 4 p.m. Saturday was caused by “blown fuses on OG&E lines after a trackhoe two miles away had hit a power line,” Hennessey Fire Chief Brandon Scott told the KT&FP Monday afternoon.
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More wine glasses have been shipped, 13 brewery and wineries have signed up for the festival and “we need to buy more canopies for our vendors.”
Read moreA 37th annual pro-life event is slated early next month in Hennessey.
Read more![CURRENT KINGFISHER County FSA CED Kate Ryan, left, spoke at the Lions Club meeting last Thursday. She’s pictured with former CED Randall Newton, a Lions Club member who arranged for her appearance at the meeting. [KT&FP Staff Photo]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/medium/public/99d587e00c_Ar00303008.jpg?itok=9U0jOb1H "CURRENT KINGFISHER County FSA CED Kate Ryan, left, spoke at the Lions Club meeting last Thursday. She’s pictured with former CED Randall Newton, a Lions Club member who arranged for her appearance at the meeting. [KT&FP Staff Photo]")
With the current ongoing drought making much of the state suffer, the Kingfisher Lions Club members were told of a program that helps bring relief to cattle growers in such situations.
Read moreDespite its reputation as one of the nation’s most conservative states, Oklahoma imposes far more regulations than most other states in the nation.
Read moreWhile conservative state policies on taxes and other issues have made Oklahoma one of the nation’s fastest-growing states in recent years, the state’s legal climate remains an impediment to economic growth and job creation, based on a report by business officials.
Read moreIn 2020, Oklahoma voters narrowly approved a ballot measure that allowed able-bodied adults to receive taxpayer-funded Medicaid benefits. The expansion went into effect in 2021.
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